1 Samuel 16:6

16:6 When they arrived, Samuel noticed Eliab and said to himself, “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!”

1 Samuel 31:3

31:3 Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely.


tn Heb “he”; the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “saw.”

tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).

tn Heb “his anointed one.”

tn Heb “and the battle was heavy against Saul.”

tn Heb “the shooters, men with the bow.”